Gardening

  • Spectacular garden is a labour of love

    Pat Lloyd has built up an extraordinary garden full of different plants and flowers. Read more on page 13.

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  • Garden day boosts bus appeal

    Winchelsea health services are one step closer to buying a new bus, after raising $25,000 through open gardens.

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  • Coragulac’s botanic wonderland

    Tony and Kathy Mahoney’s garden boasts 27 years of development and more than a thousand different plant species – but for the Mahoneys, it’s not about the numbers.

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  • PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Outstanding orchids

    Hundreds of brightly coloured blooms welcomed visitors to Colac Orchid Club’s annual show.

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  • Community garden takes shape

    Seedlings are sprouting, fruit trees growing and vegies rising as Colac Uniting Church’s new community garden takes shape.

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  • Support for nature strip vegie patch

    A Winchelsea vegetable stall that almost fell foul of the council’s nature strip policy has gained the backing of councillors.

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  • Community garden for church

    A new community garden will liven up disused land next to Colac Uniting Church while promoting a healthy lifestyle and improving food security.

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  • Seed library hopes to sprout new gardeners

    Colac Library members can now start their own gardens, thanks to a new seed library initiative through Geelong Regional Libraries.

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